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Old 08-04-2017, 05:30 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Concrete reinforcing mesh for tomato cages?

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There are several American online sites which suggest using concrete reinforcing wire mesh with 6"

squares for constructing cylindrical cages for tomatoes, squashes etc.

Bear in mind that American summers are longer and warmer than ours, so
garden tomato plants grow a lot bigger than they ever will in UK.

In U.K. this seems to come in sheets rather than rolls and to be quite thick, rigid and not cheap (A142 seems to be the lightest weight)
Has anyone experience of using this material and bending it into cylinders? Or is there any similar material which would create robust, reasonably self-supporting cages of this kind?
Janet G



Rylock stock fencing is strong and flexible enough to make into a tube,
fastened with cableties.


Many farmers/rural dwellers have a couple of metres left over, or used
and saved, which they might let you have.

Janet.